Steve Kerr accidentally gave the Rockets some bulletin board material

Steve Kerr accidentally gave the Rockets some bulletin board material

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr isn’t an arrogant or cocky guy. He actually seems to be one of the furthest things from it. With that said, though, sometimes winning simply has to give you a bit of confidence that can accidentally spill out when speaking with the media.

And that’s exactly what happened for Kerr and the Warriors ahead of their Western Conference Finals matchup with the Houston Rockets.

As The Athletic’s Anthony Slater revealed, Kerr was asked about the Rockets’ hunger to get a title, considering they don’t have one, compared to the Warriors, who already have two. His response, well, it probably just makes James Harden and company want it even more.

“To me, the hardest championship is the first one … you don’t know, you don’t quite know if you can do it.” Kerr stated.

“We’re going to go in here knowing we’re the defending champs, knowing we’ve got a couple championships here the last few years, let’s go get another one. It’s a nice feeling to have.” he concluded.

Here’s a look at the full video of the comments from Kerr, which unquestionably were not meant in a negative way at all.

Steve Kerr asked about the Rockets title hunger compared to the Warriors, who have two, so maybe not as much hunger: "I like where we are. Our guys have rings. That's a good position to be in." pic.twitter.com/ggzSS6GZhZ

Kerr’s spot on, though, there is a different level of confidence that has to come along with already having won titles. The Warriors have been in this position before, while it’s somewhat new for quite a few of the Rockets players.

With Game 1 of the series set to open in Houston on Monday at 9:00 pm EST, it’ll be interesting to see if the No. 1 seed in the West comes out and makes a statement on their home floor to prove that nerves won’t be a concern.

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